title: Postoperative Wernicke's encephalopathy.
abstract: We report the case of a patient in whom Wernicke's encephalopathy occurred after a prolonged postoperative starvation. The pathophysiology of WE and the possible differential diagnoses of neurologic disturbances occurring in the postoperative phase are reviewed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Dept. Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Trieste.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Berlot
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nicolazzi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dezzoni
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pagnan
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013217:Starvation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology